Let's take a look at another example where a hand painted mask can really help us out…to improve a photograph. With this image, I want to create two…different adjustments. One adjustment for the shirt, and another…for the face. Because what I'm interested in doing here…with this portrait is bring more focus or attention to the subject.…Because what happens when you look at an image is the eye is attracted to the…brightest area of the photograph. And you know, what the brightest area of…this picture, it's the shirt. So, let's go ahead and fix that.…We'll do that first by clicking on our Curves Adjustment Layer icon.…

Next, you can select the Targeted Adjustment tool, and then hover over your…image. When you hover over the image, notice that…it's highlighting or showing a little circle here on the curve of the tonality…underneath your cursor. In this case, we just want to work on this…area here. So, we'll click and drag down.…That allows us to darken this area of the photograph.…Now, currently, this curve adjustment is darkening that area which in turn is also…

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Updated

10/15/2014

Released

6/25/2013

This installment of Photoshop CC for Photographers goes beyond the basics and focuses on the features and techniques that will dramatically improve your photographs and maximize your efficiency. Photographer and teacher Chris Orwig first illustrates the strengths of Bridge, the Adobe Photoshop companion program, as an organizational tool and a device for batch processing photographs. He then moves on to mastering Photoshop, starting with layers—targeting, moving, and merging them with greater speed and efficiency. Then learn how to make better selections, refine their edges, and paint in adjustments, as well as increase the color accuracy of your images with Levels and Curves. Plus, learn to work with blending modes, apply creative color effects, and use the Burn and Dodge tools to improve contrast—a classic photographic technique updated for the digital age. Chris also covers correcting perspective and distortion, creating photo composites and panoramas, and working with DSLR video in Photoshop.

Topics include:

Optimizing your workflow with Bridge

Correcting color casts

Becoming an expert with layers

Improving the edges of the mask and using masking shortcuts

Creating hand-painted masks

Discovering the power of blending modes

Replacing and changing color

Burning and dodging

Creating an HDR image

Applying Smart Filters

Using Camera Raw as a Smart Filter

Working with the Blur Gallery of effects

Correcting lens distortion and perspective problems

Combing multiple images

Editing video

Skill Level Intermediate

8h 49m

Duration

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Q: This course was updated on 7/01/2014. What changed?

A: We added a brand-new chapter, "Applying Effects with the Blur
Gallery," which covers the new blur filters added in the 2014 release of
Photoshop CC. Check out the "What's new" video for more information.

Q: This course was updated on 10/15/2014. What changed?

A: We added one new movie, "Correcting distortion with
Perspective Warp," which is a new feature introduced the 2014 release of Photoshop
CC.